work over

殴りつける、袋だたきにする

人を襲い、何度も殴ってけがをさせる。

やさしい英語で： To attack someone and hit them repeatedly, causing injury.

• They worked him over badly.
• Two men worked the shopkeeper over and stole his money.
• She needed hospital treatment after being worked over.

使い方： work someone over (The gang worked him over behind the shop.)

類義語： beat up, batter

よく使う表現： work someone over, work over someone

手直しする、練り直す

初期の案や作品をよく見直して修正し、よりよくする。

やさしい英語で： To improve an early version of something by checking and changing it carefully.

• We worked over the first draft.
• She is working the design over before showing it to clients.
• Could you work these estimates over once more?

使い方： work something over (I need to work these figures over before the meeting.)

類義語： revise, rework, refine

よく使う表現： work over a draft, work over something

厳しく責める、厳しく問い詰める

人を厳しく問い詰めたり、しかったり、暴力を振るったりする。

やさしい英語で： To treat someone harshly by questioning, scolding, or physically attacking them.

• The detectives worked him over with questions.
• Our coach worked us over after the terrible match.
• The interview panel worked her over for nearly an hour.

使い方： work someone over about something (The investigators worked him over about the missing money.)

類義語： give a hard time, grill

よく使う表現： work someone over, work over someone